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Was Sept 27 Hasina-Sullivan meeting put together by an Indian official?​

Three issues were raised by the American team; the fourth was reportedly raised by Sheikh Hasina who was dissatisfied with the US team’s response​

Chandan Nandy
byChandan Nandy

October 12, 2023

Was Sept 27 Hasina-Sullivan meeting put together by an Indian official?
US National Security Adviser Jack Sullivan and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.


The Indian national security and foreign ministry establishments acted in tandem to put together the September 27 meeting between Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Washington, DC, highly-placed sources have revealed to the Northeast News.

The sources said that the official chosen to organise the Hasina-Sullivan meeting, at the insistence of the former, is a 1987 batch IFS officer holding a senior position in a multilateral organisation headquartered in New York. Sheikh Hasina arrived in New York on September 17 to take part in the 78th United Nations General Assembly session. She left New York for Washington, DC, on September 23.

Four days later, a small US team led by Sullivan arrived at the Bangladesh embassy for the “secretive” meeting with Hasina. Neither any American, nor India and not even Bangladeshi journalist got any wind of the meeting. It was as late as October 4, the day Sheikh Hasina returned to Dhaka, that unidentified officials quietly briefed an Indian wire agency journalist about the Hasina-Sullivan meeting, without disclosing the substantive issues that came up during the discussions.

The US team, sources said, raised three key issues – the forthcoming elections in Bangladesh, the poor health condition of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supremo Begum Khaleda Zia, the unusual number of cases lodged against Nobel peace Prize winner Dr Mohammad Yunus – with Sheikh Hasina.

Till this point, the atmosphere in the Bangladesh embassy room, in which the Indian official too was present, was warm and congenial, with Sheikh Hasina providing her views on the three issues raised by Sullivan who was accompanied by a few other US officials.

However, when the Bangladesh prime minister raised the fourth issue involving a “high value” person, the Americans’ response was strictly in accordance with the book.

The sources said that Sheikh Hasina, reportedly dissatisfied with the US officials’ response, rose from her seat and stood there briefly, leaving all the others in room tense. This followed the exchange of routine pleasantries as the guests departed.

This abrupt departure from the meeting venue left both the Indian and US officials more than surprised and embarrassed and a little annoyed, the sources said. When the Indian official shared the details of the meeting with senior colleagues in Delhi, they too were reportedly surprised by the manner in which the meeting concluded.

Following Sheikh Hasina’s return to Dhaka, a senior Awami League ‘old guard’ leader flew into Delhi on October 10 and held closed-door meetings with two senior officials from India’s national security bureaucracy.

Close on the heels of the visit of this veteran Awami League leader, Bangladesh Jatiya Sangshad speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury also flew to Delhi and met senior officials. These meetings were “probing” in nature, the sources said, refusing to disclose details.

Sources in Dhaka, familiar with Bangladesh’s constitutional procedures, said that in the event the head of government becomes indisposed, for whatever reasons, the president assumes the role of the chief executive. The next in line is the parliament speaker.

 
India is like oxygen to Awami League. Without India Awami League cannot survive. Hasina should understand hobnobbing with India won't bring any good for her and Awami league. The majority people in Bangladesh don't like to be pushed around by India and the sooner Hasina understands this the better for her and for Awami League.
 
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Was Sept 27 Hasina-Sullivan meeting put together by an Indian official?​

Three issues were raised by the American team; the fourth was reportedly raised by Sheikh Hasina who was dissatisfied with the US team’s response​

Chandan Nandy
byChandan Nandy

October 12, 2023

Was Sept 27 Hasina-Sullivan meeting put together by an Indian official?
US National Security Adviser Jack Sullivan and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

The Indian national security and foreign ministry establishments acted in tandem to put together the September 27 meeting between Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Washington, DC, highly-placed sources have revealed to the Northeast News.

The sources said that the official chosen to organise the Hasina-Sullivan meeting, at the insistence of the former, is a 1987 batch IFS officer holding a senior position in a multilateral organisation headquartered in New York. Sheikh Hasina arrived in New York on September 17 to take part in the 78th United Nations General Assembly session. She left New York for Washington, DC, on September 23.

Four days later, a small US team led by Sullivan arrived at the Bangladesh embassy for the “secretive” meeting with Hasina. Neither any American, nor India and not even Bangladeshi journalist got any wind of the meeting. It was as late as October 4, the day Sheikh Hasina returned to Dhaka, that unidentified officials quietly briefed an Indian wire agency journalist about the Hasina-Sullivan meeting, without disclosing the substantive issues that came up during the discussions.

The US team, sources said, raised three key issues – the forthcoming elections in Bangladesh, the poor health condition of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supremo Begum Khaleda Zia, the unusual number of cases lodged against Nobel peace Prize winner Dr Mohammad Yunus – with Sheikh Hasina.

Till this point, the atmosphere in the Bangladesh embassy room, in which the Indian official too was present, was warm and congenial, with Sheikh Hasina providing her views on the three issues raised by Sullivan who was accompanied by a few other US officials.

However, when the Bangladesh prime minister raised the fourth issue involving a “high value” person, the Americans’ response was strictly in accordance with the book.

The sources said that Sheikh Hasina, reportedly dissatisfied with the US officials’ response, rose from her seat and stood there briefly, leaving all the others in room tense. This followed the exchange of routine pleasantries as the guests departed.

This abrupt departure from the meeting venue left both the Indian and US officials more than surprised and embarrassed and a little annoyed, the sources said. When the Indian official shared the details of the meeting with senior colleagues in Delhi, they too were reportedly surprised by the manner in which the meeting concluded.

Following Sheikh Hasina’s return to Dhaka, a senior Awami League ‘old guard’ leader flew into Delhi on October 10 and held closed-door meetings with two senior officials from India’s national security bureaucracy.

Close on the heels of the visit of this veteran Awami League leader, Bangladesh Jatiya Sangshad speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury also flew to Delhi and met senior officials. These meetings were “probing” in nature, the sources said, refusing to disclose details.

Sources in Dhaka, familiar with Bangladesh’s constitutional procedures, said that in the event the head of government becomes indisposed, for whatever reasons, the president assumes the role of the chief executive. The next in line is the parliament speaker.

So joy is about to be arrested by FBI for money laundering. He can not leave US and has no where to hide.


The above article however does sound like absolute B.S. however. Why would it require indians to arrange a meeting with a low level american official? Diplomatic curtesy would lend to a meeting with a foreign head of state as a matter of course.

The agenda for meeting with a head of state would have been agreed beforehand. It is illogical to believe that US position that the state department will state that they can not interfere with a criminal investigation was not predicted. The whole thing just sounds dumb.

Post meeting BAL leadership goes to delhi.... what the F for? What postmortem can be had for so called meeting? A mother failed to assist her son? What is the political ramifications....none.

Sometime bullshit breaks believability.... PM of BD has a meeting with US on 4 topics.... in the first 3 she lectures US on rule of law and how us should respect BD law and let things take their course. And then on the 4th topic BD PM will make an u turn and ask US to circumvent their legal process to help her son!!!

Come on folks.... nonsense hindutva crap as per normal.
 
So joy is about to be arrested by FBI for money laundering. He can not leave US and has no where to hide.


The above article however does sound like absolute B.S. however. Why would it require indians to arrange a meeting with a low level american official? Diplomatic curtesy would lend to a meeting with a foreign head of state as a matter of course.

The agenda for meeting with a head of state would have been agreed beforehand. It is illogical to believe that US position that the state department will state that they can not interfere with a criminal investigation was not predicted. The whole thing just sounds dumb.

Post meeting BAL leadership goes to delhi.... what the F for? What postmortem can be had for so called meeting? A mother failed to assist her son? What is the political ramifications....none.

Sometime bullshit breaks believability.... PM of BD has a meeting with US on 4 topics.... in the first 3 she lectures US on rule of law and how us should respect BD law and let things take their course. And then on the 4th topic BD PM will make an u turn and ask US to circumvent their legal process to help her son!!!

Come on folks.... nonsense hindutva crap as per normal.

Not to mention the arrest of Joy would be so provocative - Hasina will be pushed towards China even more.

US wants total blockade of China and sees Bangladesh as a pesky hinderance.
 
Not to mention the arrest of Joy would be so provocative - Hasina will be pushed towards China even more.

US wants total blockade of China and sees Bangladesh as a pesky hinderance.
No you misunderstood me.

Joy is in serious trouble and very likely will be indicted. There is nothing Hasina can do about it. It is not a matter for BD as a country and there are no ramifications for BD. It will not make any difference to BDs strategic positioning. Its simply not how things work or policies are shaped in BD. Hasina sits on top of the chain of command, but does not have the power to make a dramatic change on a whim. She is not that powerful and as days nears election that power becomes less and less. The business houses of BD and army will move swiftly against her particularly as she lacks democratic legitimacy if export to US is threatened in any way. Everyone is sitting on the fence and observing how things will pan out. No one wants chaos. Hopefully election will pass with tolerable disturbance. It wont be a walkover like last time. If BAL stays in power via illegal means and US objects they will fall within the day, india can not provide any shield.

Its all really fairly simple...... if BAL had support of the people they really do not need to fear US. But my reading is they do not command much popular support and business houses cares about trade and do not care who is in power as long as their business continues smoothly. None of them will risk a single $ or a single thought on hasina or BAL.

US china trade continues to grow. US can not blockade china and BD is fairly irrelevant in their spat.
 
No you misunderstood me.

Joy is in serious trouble and very likely will be indicted. There is nothing Hasina can do about it. It is not a matter for BD as a country and there are no ramifications for BD. It will not make any difference to BDs strategic positioning. Its simply not how things work or policies are shaped in BD. Hasina sits on top of the chain of command, but does not have the power to make a dramatic change on a whim. She is not that powerful and as days nears election that power becomes less and less. The business houses of BD and army will move swiftly against her particularly as she lacks democratic legitimacy if export to US is threatened in any way. Everyone is sitting on the fence and observing how things will pan out. No one wants chaos. Hopefully election will pass with tolerable disturbance. It wont be a walkover like last time. If BAL stays in power via illegal means and US objects they will fall within the day, india can not provide any shield.

Its all really fairly simple...... if BAL had support of the people they really do not need to fear US. But my reading is they do not command much popular support and business houses cares about trade and do not care who is in power as long as their business continues smoothly. None of them will risk a single $ or a single thought on hasina or BAL.

US china trade continues to grow. US can not blockade china and BD is fairly irrelevant in their spat.

Popular mandate didn’t stop US engineering a coup in Pakistan.

US just bribed and cajoled enough MPs to ensure IK lost the parliamentary vote.

Then got the Pak military to put him in prison. So, he is ineligible to fight future elections!

So, no! Popular mandate wouldn’t make a jot of difference.

Biden will be out by next November. So, Hasina only needs to hold on for 7-8 months.

Then a billion dollars into Jared’s account will ensure another 5 years for Hasina.
 
Popular mandate didn’t stop US engineering a coup in Pakistan.

US just bribed and cajoled enough MPs to ensure IK lost the parliamentary vote.

Then got the Pak military to put him in prison. So, he is ineligible to fight future elections!

So, no! Popular mandate wouldn’t make a jot of difference.

Biden will be out by next November. So, Hasina only needs to hold on for 7-8 months.

Then a billion dollars into Jared’s account will ensure another 5 years for Hasina.
I dont know who you are responding to and to what point.

Ik anecdotally have the support of the people... hasina does not ....other than you no one really wants her to hold on. BDs just want a smooth transfer of power to someone else.
 
BDs just want a smooth transfer of power to someone else.
I really want the army to take over power for 5-10 years. I am saying this because we have to rollback some decisions Hasina has taken with regards to India. The transit deal needs to be revoked. The bridge built on feni river needs to be torn down. The procurement deal of military hardware from India needs to be revoked. The Adani deal needs to be revoked.
 
I really want the army to take over power for 5-10 years. I am saying this because we have to rollback some decisions Hasina has taken with regards to India. The transit deal needs to be revoked. The bridge built on feni river needs to be torn down. The procurement deal of military hardware from India needs to be revoked. The Adani deal needs to be revoked.

No, do not invite disaster.
 
I dont know who you are responding to and to what point.

Ik anecdotally have the support of the people... hasina does not ....other than you no one really wants her to hold on. BDs just want a smooth transfer of power to someone else.

Read your post?

Your assertion is that popular mandate helps when negotiating with the US.

I just told you it makes no difference! In fact, totalitarians actually negotiate better with USA e.g. Kim, Xi, Prince Salman (when he refused to increase oil production)

Other than facilitating the return of Tariq Chora and Jihadi elements - elections at this time serves no purpose.
 
I thought I was inviting good fortune:-)

Lol. Even Tariq chora will be better than military. Hasina, Khaleda, Tariq are short term disasters, amry is long term disaster with very long term effects.
 
Lol. Even Tariq chora will be better than military. Hasina, Khaleda, Tariq are short term disasters, amry is long term disaster with very long term effects.
We have to think long term to prosper :P Jokes aside, we need the army to revoke the transit and Adani deals. We also need the army to torn down the bridge over Feni river built by the Indians. I am sure you know that Feni is our chicken neck. It has a huge strategic importance. Khaleda or Tareq won't be able to drag us out of Indian sphere of influence. But the army can.
 
Read your post?

Your assertion is that popular mandate helps when negotiating with the US.

I just told you it makes no difference! In fact, totalitarians actually negotiate better with USA e.g. Kim, Xi, Prince Salman (when he refused to increase oil production)

Other than facilitating the return of Tariq Chora and Jihadi elements - elections at this time serves no purpose.
I never said anything of the sort.
 
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